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Time2021-10-15 | 10:30 - 12:00
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Venue:Meeting Room Galileo, South Wing, Delegation of European Union to China
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Address:15 Dongzhimen Wai Street, Beijing
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Fee:Members: Free
The European Chamber is honored to invite you to attend the Leadership Dialogue and the wrap-up event for the second cycle of Cross-industry Mentor Initiative (CIMI) on 15th October 2021 in Beijing. At this event, we will invite Eva Valle Lagares, Minister Counsellor and Head of Trade at the European Delegation to China and Jialei Lin, Program Manager of UN Women in China as the keynote speakers and the C-suite mentors Joerg Wuttke, Jens Eskelund, Michael Chang and Ouyang Bo for the second cycle of CIMI to share their views on how to nurture and transform the female empowerment in the European Community and what a difference both mentors and mentees can make.
Agenda:
10:30-10:40 Registration
10:40-10:45 Welcome Remarks by Adam Dunnett, Secretary General of European Chamber
10:45-11:00 Keynote speeches
Eva Valle Lagares, Minister Counsellor and Head of Trade at the European Delegation to China
Jialei Lin, Program Manager, UN Women in China
11:00-11:40 Panel Discussion: How to nurture and transform the female empowerment
Panelist:
Joerg Wuttke, President of European Chamber
Jens Eskelund, President of Maersk China
Michael Chang, EVP of Nokia Shanghai Bell
Ouyang Bo, CFO of Siemens Greater China
Moderator: Mandy Qin, Organisation Development Director of SUEZ Asia
11:40-11:50 Awards presented to Mentors and Mentees for the closure of CIMI Cycle 2
11:50-12:00 Q&A and networking
Speakers
Mr. Adam Dunnett
Mr. Adam Dunnett
Adam Dunnett is responsible for the overall implementation the European Chamber's objectives, visibility, membership and lobbying activities across its 7 chapters and 9 offices in China (Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Nanjing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Shenyang and Tianjin).
Ms. Eva Valle Lagares
Ms. Eva Valle Lagares
Prior to her current role, she was the Head of the Trade Section at the EU Office for Hong Kong & Macau. She joined the European Commission in 1998 and held various positions in the European Commission working on competition, research and development, while also having served in the cabinets of two EU commissioners. For the last eight years she has worked on trade, focusing on strategy first and then leading the China desk of DG Trade in Brussels responsible of coordinating EU trade and investment relations with China. She is a lawyer by training, specialised in EU law.
Ms. Jialei Lin
Ms. Jialei Lin
Lin Jialei, Programme Manager of UN Women China. With working area focusing on Women’s Economic Empowerment , she took part in formulation and implementation of projects including Gender Equality and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Women’s Access to Equal Employment and Leadership in China. Since 2015, She has actively engaged in designing and organizing UN Women China’s annual International Conference on Gender Equality and CSR. She has extensive experience in project management and CSR. Prior to joining UN Women, she has over 10 years of relevant work experience in private sector and non profit organizations in China and the Netherlands.
Mr. Jörg Wuttke
Mr. Jörg Wuttke
Jörg Wuttke is Chief Representative of BASF China, based in Beijing.
Jörg Wuttke was President of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China from 2007 to 2010, 2014 to 2017 and again from 2019 to 2023. From 2001 to 2004 Mr. Wuttke was the Chairman of the German Chamber of Commerce in China.
Since its establishment in 2013, Mr. Wuttke is member of the Advisory Board of Germany’s foremost Think Tank on China, Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS), in Berlin. He lived in China for more than 30 years.
Mr. Jens Eskelund
Mr. Jens Eskelund
Jens Eskelund was born in 1970 in Aarhus, Denmark. He holds an MA in philosophy and has studied at University of Aarhus and University of Texas at Austin. He has also pursued studies in Chinese at Renmin University in Beijing. Coming to Beijing as a student in 1998, Jens Eskelund began his career in China as Commercial Officer at the Danish Embassy to China before taking on a position in marketing for Maersk Line in Beijing in 2000. He has since held positions as General Manager for Public Affairs for Maersk Line in China and later Director of Public Affairs for North Asia before assuming his present role as Chief Representative for Maersk in the Greater China Area and North-East Asia. Primary focus areas comprise engaging government entities, institutions and trade associations on matters of policy, regulatory environment and business development on behalf of the companies within the Maersk Group.
Jens Eskelund is a former Chairman of the Danish Chamber of Commerce in China as well as the Vice President and Chair of Maritime Working Group of the European Chamber. Jens was elected as the President of European Chamber in May 2023.
Jens Eskelund is married and has two sons.
Mr. Michael Chang
Mr. Michael Chang
Member of China Leadership team, EVP, Head of CX Strategy & Technology, Board Member of Nokia FUNO. He has over 22 years of managerial experience in multinational companies on ICT research & innovation, standardization, technology strategy and regulations and Pre-sales. After joining Nokia, he has assumed various managerial roles in research & standardization, strategy & regulations, Solution Pre-sales/Sales support. He currently looks after all major technologies frontline relevant to Nokia mission and thought leadership in Greater China, e.g. 5G/6G, oRAN/vRAN, critical network evolution, cloud & digital transformation, technology policies for cybersecurity and data security.
Supervisory Board Member of CCSA (China Communication Standard Association). National Chair of ICT working group, EU Chamber of Commerce in China (EUCCC). Michael served as Vice President and Board Member for EUCCC (2017-2019), where he played a leading role in China-EU high level dialogue on High-Tech & Digital policies and cross-industry exchanges. Michael was a member of the “EU-China Expert Group on Digital Economy & Cybersecurity” formed by China & EU government as top dialogue platform on digital policies coordination.
Ms. Bo Ouyang
Ms. Bo Ouyang
Ouyang Bo is CFO Siemens Greater China, Director of the Board of Directors, Senior Executive Vice President and CFO of Siemens Ltd., China.
Prior to her current role, Ouyang was Director of the Board of Directors, Executive Vice President and CFO of Siemens Canada Limited, responsible for the overall direction and leadership of Siemens’ financial and commercial functions, as well as business development opportunities in Canada.
Since joining Siemens in 1996, Ouyang has held various financial and commercial management positions in both corporate and division functions. She is equipped with broad business and cross-cultural leadership experiences in various product and service organizations at different countries and regions, skillful in optimizing business processes and financial performance. She has also worked in mergers & acquisitions and reorganization projects with enriched experience in managing organizational change.
In addition to Siemens, Ouyang also worked for some other companies including industrial gases firm Praxair. She holds an MBA degree and CMA certificates and was trainer for accounting & finance management courses.
Ms. Mandy Qin
Ms. Mandy Qin
Ms. Mandy QIN has 20+ years of experience in Human Resources with several leading multi-national companies, holding various HR management positions, including OD Director for SUEZ Asia, HR General Manager for Shell, HR Director for Novartis, and L&D Manager for ConocoPhillips.
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